Six Educational Imperatives for Equity
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Rich Milner, PhDProfessor of EducationCornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair of EducationEditor-in-Chief, Urban EducationDepartment of Teaching and Learning
R i c h . m i l n e r @ Va n d e r b i l t . e d u@ M i l n e r H R i c h
Six Educational Imperatives for Equity
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Too Much Schooling
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Adapted from EDUDEMIC http://www.edudemic.com/2013/07/this-is-how-teens-are-using-social-media/
• The average age when a child begins regularly consuming onlinemedia is 8• Even though Facebook’s minimum age requirement is 13, there are
about 5 million users under the age of 10• About 10 hours and 45 minutes per day are spent online (for 8-18
year olds)• 25% of teens log into to social media 10+ times per day
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Adapted from EDUDEMIC http://www.edudemic.com/2013/07/this-is-how-teens-are-using-social-media/
• 51% of kids say they’ve been bullied online, and 49%say they have been the online bully• Only 50% of parents have installed parental controls
for their kids online interactions, but 72% worry thattheir kids will reveal inappropriate information online• 88% of teens value social media because it helps
them keep in touch with friends they don’t see often
In short . . .
• When the Music Changes, so should the Dance!
• African Saying, Cynthia Dillard
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Explicit
Implicit
Null
Three Forms of Curriculum
E. Eisner (1994)
Equity Imperative #1Curriculum Must Validate Student Identity!
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Vicarious Trauma
“Vicarious trauma is the emotional residue of exposure that
[people] have from hearing [other people’s] trauma stories and
become witness to the pain, fear, and terror”
- American Counseling Association
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Equity Imperative #2
•Curriculum Must Help Students Address[Vicarious] Trauma!
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Proportion of Adults Who Have Attempted Suicide
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Heterosexual
men
I Heterosexual Gay men
women
I Bisexual men Lesbian
women
Bisexual Trans people
women
Source: ''A sysrematlc review and meta-analysis of disparities in the prevalence of suicide Ideation and anempr among
bisexual populations.� Archives of Sexual Behavior. 2019; "Sulcldalfty among trans people in Ontario: imp/fcatlons for
social work and social justice." Se Nice Social. 2013.
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Equity Imperative #3
Curriculum Should Connect to Community and Social Change
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Robbery in the
Perry Community!
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Vicarious Trauma
“Vicarious trauma is the emotional residue of exposure that
[people] have from hearing [other people’s] trauma stories and
become witness to the pain, fear, and terror”
- American Counseling Association
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Equity Imperative #4
Curriculum Must Address and Centralize Race!
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Race has nothing to do with it?“Our principal invited you here to talk to us about specific strategies to teach our poor children. I was devouring what you had to say — you were right on target — until you got to this race stuff.
Race has nothing to do with how to teach my
kids living in poverty. What does it matter? Really!”
(Rac(e)ing to Class, p. 4)
Why is it so difficult to have conversations about race, especially in “mixed” company?
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Defining Race• Socially (Ladson-Billings & Tate, 1994)
• Legally (Harris, 1993)• Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)• Rowles v. Board (1907)• Mendez v. Westminster (1947)• Brown v. Board (1954)• Milliken v. Bradley (1974)
• Historically (Anderson, 1988)
• Physically--not Biologically (Monroe, 2013)
• Contextually (Tate, 1997)
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Defining Racism“The transformation of racial prejudice into…racism through the use of powerdirected against racial group(s) and their members, who are defined as inferior by individuals, institutional members, and leaders, which is reflected in policy and procedures with the intentional and unintentional support and participation...”
(Carter, 2007, p. 24)
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(Urban Institute, 2017)
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ColorblindnessPeople sometimes claim that they were raised to “just see people,” and to not think about race.
This thinking carries over into their conceptions of their work:
• Mindset 1: If I acknowledge the racial or ethnic background of mystudents or myself, then I may be considered racist.
• Mindset 2: If I admit that people experience and see the worlddifferently, I may be seen as politically incorrect. I may offend others(students, colleagues) if I express my beliefs and reservations aboutrace.
• Mindset 3: I should treat all my students the same, regardless ofwho they are, what their home situations are, or what theirexperiences related to race happen to be.
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Implications for Practice
• Adoptionofcolor-blindideologiesmakeitdifficulttorecognizesystemic/broaderdisparitiesanddilemmassuchas
• Anover-representationofstudentsofcolorinspecialeducation• Anunder-representationofstudentsofcoloringiftededucation• Anover-referralofBlackstudentstotheoffice• AnoverwhelmingnumberofBlackandBrownstudentsexpelledorsuspended.
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“Daddy, I have a Secret!”
Non-Compliance andA Dad’s Anxiety
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Students’ Academic Achievement is Related to Strong Racial Identity
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Equity Imperative #5
•Curriculum Must Disrupt Disproportionality
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National K-12 in-school suspensions by race and ethnicity
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), 2013-2014
American Indian/Alaska
Native1.1% Asian
4.8%
Black15.5%
Hispanic/Latino24.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacifi
c Islander0.4%
Two or More Races3.0%
White50.4%
American Indian/Alaska
Native1.3%
Asian0.6%
Black31.8%
Hispanic/Latino20.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacifi
c Islander0.2%
Two or More Races2.9%
White43.0%
National Data | Students
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National K-12 out-of-school suspensions by race and ethnicity
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), 2013-2014
American Indian/Alaska
Native1.1% Asian
4.8%
Black15.5%
Hispanic/Latino24.8%
Native Hawaiian/Pacifi
c Islander0.4%
Two or More Races3.0%
White50.4%
American Indian/Alaska
Native1.4%
Asian1.0%
Black40.3%
Hispanic/Latino21.4%Native
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.4%
Two or More Races3.0%
White32.6%
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Knox County Schools, TN
Latin(x) Latin(x)
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Knox County Schools, TN
Latin(x) Latin(x)
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Knox County Schools, TN
Latin(x) Latin(x)
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Disproportionality(California Department of Education)
• “Disproportionality means that there are more (or fewer) childrenfrom a particular group who are experiencing a given situation thanwe would expect, based on the group’s representation in the generalpopulation”
(http://www.calstat.org/podcasts/htmlversion/disproportionate_rep.html).
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Big Themes Covered• Time on Task – Missed Instructional Time and Test Score Results (Woolfolk Hoy,
2015)
• Punishment Versus Discipline (Duncan-Andrade, 2017; Foucault, 1975; Noguera,2003; Skinner, 1938)
• Black and Brown students referred for Subjective Infractions.
• White students referred for Objective ones (Skiba, 2004; Skiba, 2011)
• Infractions tend to originate on the classroom level.
• Most of office referrals are for non-compliance.
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Tenets of Discipline versus Punishment
Discipline Punishment
Provide Multiple Opportunities for Students to ”Excel”
Exclude, Office Refer, Suspend, and Expel
Focus on Cognitively Rich and Rigorous Curriculum Practices
Teach to the Test
Communicate and Collaborate with Families on ways to Support Student Learning and
Development
Ostracize and Marginalize Families, Parents and Communities
Model Tenacity, Persistence and Care Give up on Students
Cultivate and Envision Students as Knowledgeable Act as the Arbiter of Knowledge and Knowing
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Tenets of Discipline versus Punishment (Continued)
Discipline Punishment
Invest in the Individual to Impact the Community Advance an Individualistic Ethos of Success
Build and Sustain Relationships with Students
Create Unnecessary Distance Between Students
Engage in Real Talk about Social Realities and Expectations in Society
Engage in Irrelevant Talk or No Talk at All Society
Expand Racially-Centered Textual Curriculum Opportunities
Develop and Enact Curriculum as White, Mainstream, and Traditional
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Jennings, Missouri
• Hope House -- Homeless Shelter/Residency-On Campus Housing(Nativity Model)• Washer and Dryers on the School Property open to Students and Families• Doctors, Pediatricians, and Mental Health Counselors Provided• Food Pantry – Basic Food Items Available to Students and Families• Saturday School (increase the number of hours for learning) – College
Prep, Accelerated Learning• Pay for College Courses Towards and Associate’s Degree• Restoration of the Arts in the District (Music, Art, Dance)• Teacher Incentives: New Teachers Earn Full Salary while working with
an Experienced Teacher• Positive Feedback, Strong Morale, Words of Affirmation
Further Recommendations
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Recommendations Increase the Number of Adults in Every Classroom
(Noguera)
Incorporate Language and Literacy Development
Across the Curriculum
Provide Continual Study Skill Courses/Opportunities
Teach Organizational Skills
Provide Mentoring Programs (inside and outside of school) üFamily Support Mechanisms – health care, job placement
English language learning developmentReduce class size for school dependent students (that is, for students who rely heavily on school for their academic, social, emotional, behavioral, and affective development)
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Keep in Touch!
Rich .mi lner@Vanderb i l t .edu @MilnerHRich